Highland dance competitions, all day Saturday. Dating back to the 12th century, Highland dance was originally all male and highly athletic, often done over swords or spiked shields. The dances have since become less athletic, more refined and closely related to classical ballet. Friday, it's mostly women on the competition circuit.

Clan challenges all day Sunday are traditional Scottish athletic contests that include the weight throw: the competitor who tosses (with one hand) a 28- or 56-pound weight the farthest wins. There's also caber tossing. The caber - think of telephone poles - is 16 feet long and weighs 150 pounds. Competitors must wear a kilt.

Bonniest knees contest at 2 p.m. Sunday. This one's men in kilts, of course, and carries a lot of bragging rights, and a little incidental groping - judges are blindfolded ladies who must feel their way to decide the winner.

Gathering of the Clans: More than 30 clans set up shop, ready to share info on Scottish history, heritage and genealogy. Alex Beaton, probably the country's most popular Scottish folk singer, returns to the festival. He's a baritone who has been singing on the festival circuit since the '60s. He's there all day Saturday and Sunday.

Beaton will be alternating sets in the entertainment tent with Glengarry Bhoys, "the band that prevents you from being still." The five musicians from Canada and Scotland deliver a raucous brand of music that mixes traditional Scots stuff with more modern sounds.

The fest closes down at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, then reopens at 7:30 p.m. for an authentic ceilidh (Scottish party), complete with singers, dancers, pipers, fiddlers and bands. Rest up, because these things are ever so participatory.

Tons more: pipe and dance shows, crafts and vendors selling everything from kilts to books and swords, a border collie demonstration, vintage British cars (Saturday only) and country dancing.